Live: Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia invites Rajput leaders to watch 'Padmaavat'

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's controversial film Padmaavat (initially titled Padmavati) starring Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji releases today amid high security. The film has been in news for all wrong reasons ever since it went on floors. Inspired by 16th century Awadhi poem - Padmavat - penned by Sufi poet Malik Muhammed Jayasi, Padmaavat is one of Bhansali's most ambitious projects. 

Also featuring Aditi Rao Hydari as Mehr-un-nisa (wife of Alauddin Khilji), Raza Murad as Jalaluddin Khilji (uncle of Alauddin), Jim Sarbh as Malik Kafur ( close aide of Alauddin) and Anupriya Goenka as Rani Nagmati (first wife of Maharawal Ratan Singh), Padmaavat has witnessed massive protests by various Rajput groups across the country.

The Supreme Court had paved the way for the nationwide release of Padmaavat after some states had issued notifications banning the film. But the Rajput Karni Sena is hell bent on disrupting the film's release by resorting to violence.

25 January 2018

20:02 IST

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia invites Rajput leaders to watch 'Padmaavat'

20:01 IST

Supreme Court agrees to hear on Monday pleas seeking contempt action against 4 state governments and Karni Sena for allegedly violating its order allowing nationwide release of 'Padmaavat'